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Firefighters move for promotions 11.15.09
The 20 New Haven firefighters who sued the city for discrimination in 2004 filed a draft order in federal court Friday asking for most of them to be promoted.
Frank Ricci, the lead plaintiff in the Ricci v. DeStefano case, looks on during the press conference June 29 outside the federal courthouse on Church Street. Ricci said the Supreme Court's decision "vindicated" him and his fellow plaintiffs.
The 20 New Haven firefighters who sued the city for discrimination in 2004 filed a draft order in federal court Friday asking for most of them to be promoted.
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